string to float python

1# Use the function float() to turn a string into a float
2string = '123.456'
3number = float(string)
4number
5# Output:
6# 123.456

1convert_this = "60"
2print(float(convert_this))

1float(string)

1not_float = '.0975'
2is_float  =  .0986
3
4print(not_float)
5print(is_float)
6
7# Notice this won't work 
8# new_number = not_float + is_float
9
10# This will convert it to a float
11new_number = float(not_float) + is_float
12
13print(new_number)

1num = "12.5464"
2flt = float(num)

1score = 89
2score = str(score)
3